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RAJYA SABHA Parliamentary Bulletin PART - I (TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH SESSION) No. 4851] THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 2010 Brief Record of the Proceedings of the Meeting of the Rajya Sabha held on the 5th August, 2010 11-00 a.m. 1. Starred Questions Starred Question Nos. 161 to 166 were orally answered. Answers to remaining questions (167 to 180) were laid on the Table. 2. Unstarred Questions Answers to Unstarred Question Nos. 1176 to 1330 were laid on the Table. 12-00 Noon. 3. Short Notice Question Answer to Short Notice Question No. 2 was orally answered. 12-21 p.m. 4. Papers Laid on the Table The following papers were laid on the Table:— 1. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (1) The Ministry of Science and Technology (Department of Science and Technology) Notification No. G.S.R. 213 (E), dated the 29th March, 2010, publishing the Science and Engineering Research Board Rules, 2010, under Section 22 of the Science and Engineering Research Board Act, 2002, along with delay statement. 31388 31389 (2) Statement regarding modification of the award given by the Board of Arbitration (BoA) under Joint Consultative Machinery and Compulsory Arbitration for the Central Government Employees (JCM) pertaining to encashment of Earned leave while in service. 2. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (i) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Asiatic Society, Kolkata, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor’s Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Society. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (i) (a) above. (ii) (a) Annual Report of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh, Ladakh, for the year 2008-09. (b) Annual Accounts of the Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh, Ladakh, for the year 2008-09, and Audit Report thereon. (c) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (d) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (ii) (a) and (b) above. (iii) (a) Forty-sixth Annual Report and Accounts of the Institute of Applied Manpower Research (IAMR), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Institute. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iii) (a) above. (iv) (a) Thirty-fourth Annual Report and Accounts of the Rampur Raza Library, Rampur, U.P., for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Library. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (iv) (a) above. (v) (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the North Zone Cultural Centre (NZCC), Patiala, for the year 2008-09, together with the 31390 Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (c) Statement giving reasons for the delay in laying the papers mentioned at (v) (a) above. 3. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following papers:— (a) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), New Delhi, for the year 2006-07, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (b) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), New Delhi, for the year 2007-08, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (c) Annual Report and Accounts of the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, together with the Auditor's Report on the Accounts. (d) Review by Government on the working of the above Centre. (e) Statements giving reasons for the delay in the laying the papers mentioned at (a) to (d) above. 4. A copy (in English and Hindi) of the Addenda to the Annual Report♣ of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09. 5. A copy each (in English and Hindi) of the Reports of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India - Union Government (Commercial) No.2 of 2009-10 (Financial Reporting by CPSUs), No.9 of 2009-10 (Compliance Audit Observations) and No.10 of 2010-11 (Performance Audit) for the year ending March, 2009, under clause (1) of article 151 of the Constitution. ♣Annual Report and Accounts of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), New Delhi, for the year 2008-09, was laid on the Table of the Rajya sabha on 17.12.2009. 31391 12-22 p.m. 5. Report of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources Shri Kumar Deepak Das laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Fourth Report of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources (2009-10) on ‘Working of Brahmaputra Board’. 6. Statement of the Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Shri Praveen Rashtrapal laid on the Table, a copy (in English and Hindi) of the Statement showing Final Action Taken of its Government on the recommendations/observations contained in Chapter – I of its Thirty-first Report (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Provision for financial assistance and protection of traditional Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes artisans’. 7. Statements of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Ms. Sushila Tiriya laid on the Table, a copy each (in English and Hindi) of the following Statements of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways:— (i) Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter-I of the First Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in the Thirty-sixth Report of the Committee (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2008-09)’ of the Ministry of Railways'; (ii) Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter-I of the Second Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in the Fortieth Report of the Committee (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Review of Plan Performance and Eleventh Five Year Plan Projection'; (iii) Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter-I of the Third Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in the Forty-first Report of the Committee (Fourteenth Lok Sabha) on 'Review of Special Railway Safety Fund'; and 31392 (iv) Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in Chapter-I and final replies in respect of recommendations contained in Chapter V of the Sixth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on Action Taken by Government on the recommendations contained in the Fourth Report of the Committee (Fifteenth Lok Sabha) on ‘Demands for Grants (2009-10)’ of the Ministry of Railways. 12-23 p.m. 8. Panel of Vice-Chairmen The Deputy Chairman announced that Dr. Mahendra Prasad has been nominated on the Panel of Vice-Chairmen. 12-24 p.m. 9. Leave of Absence Shri P.R. Rajan (Kerala) was granted leave of absence from the sittings of House for the entire current session of the Rajya Sabha. 12-25 p.m. 10. Statements by Ministers (1) Shri S. Jaipal Reddy, Minister of Urban Development laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the First Report (15th Lok Sabha) of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development on Demand for Grants (2009-10) of the Ministry of Urban Development. (2) Shri Saugata Ray, Minister of State in the Ministry of Urban Development laid on the Table, a statement (in English and Hindi) on the status of implementation of recommendations contained in the Second Report (15th Lok Sabha) on Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Urban Development Demand for Grants (2009-10) of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation. 31393 12-26 p.m. 11. Government Bill — Introduced The Jawaharlal Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry (Amendment) Bill, 2010 was introduced by Shri Dinesh Trivedi, Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. @12-28 p.m. 12. Matters raised with permission (1) Shri Moinul Hassan raised a matter regarding non-implementation of the recommendations of the Justice Ranganath Misra Commission Report. 12-31 p.m. (2) Shri Tapan Kumar Sen raised a matter regarding increasing number of accidental deaths of construction workers particularly at the construction sites of Commonwealth Games. 12-34 p.m. (3) Shri Kumar Deepak Das raised a matter regarding alleged scam of Rs. 1000 crore in North Cachar Hills in Assam. 12-38 p.m. (4) Shrimati Mohsina Kidwai raised a matter regarding incidents of attacks on girls and women in Raipur and some other places in the country in the name of moral policing. #12-51 p.m. (5) Shrimati Brinda Karat raised a matter regarding serious situation in Manipur. 12-55 p.m. (6) Shri Bharatkumar Raut raised a matter regarding highhanded behaviour of police while dealing with students booked allegedly for liquor consumption on the Friendship Day near Pune in Maharashtra. @ From 12-27 p.m. to 12-28 p.m. some points were raised. # From 12-39 p.m. to 12-49 p.m. some points were raised. 31394 12-58 p.m. (7) Shri Avtar Singh Karimpuri raised a matter regarding killings and atrocities on dalits in Haryana. 1-01 p.m. (8) Shri Ram Vilas Paswan raised a matter regarding irregularities to the tune of Rs.